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NYC label Mixpak have been providing us with next level dancehall productions, last month they brought their fun over to London for the Notting Hill Carnival where Dre Skull and Jubilee got the party jumping. Red Bull Music Academy Radio were present to record the magic.

The new king of Jamaica – Popcaan – with the album of the summer.

““Where We Come From” is the debut album from Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Executive produced by Dre Skull and featuring productions from Dre Skull, Dubbel Dutch, Jamie Roberts, Anju Blaxx and Adde Instrumentals, Popcaan’s first full length offering sees his signature melodies and uplifting tones on thirteen original tracks. As musicologist Wayne Marshall writes:

“Where We Come From” gives voice, as the best reggae does, to the contradictions of life in a society rife with inequities and yet so rich. Whether odes to the ghetto or the good life, Popcaan’s lyrics bring realist portraits and utopian visions into dynamic tension. Songs about struggle and sex and happiness occupy the same space because they do. And whatever the topic, Popcaan’s infectious positivity comes through.”

Vibes!

Love me some Dubbel Dutch. Peep his new riddim for the upcoming debut LP by Popcaan, due out early 2014 on Mixpak. Buy the single here.